Let freedom ring

In her Wednesday column, Abby of Dear Abby fame published a letter urging Americans to ring bells on the Fourth of July.

The letter writer worked in the John F. Kennedy White House in 1963 when the president urged Americans with, “Let’s ring freedom bells.” The writer was calling for a return to this tradition.

This is particularly apropos in Pueblo and the rest of Colorado, what with our continuing drought and the forest fires that are befouling our air with heavy smoke. A result is that much of Colorado, Pueblo included, will be under a fireworks ban this Independence Day.

What we’d like to propose is that churches and public buildings that have bells ring them at noon on the Fourth. We need to remind ourselves and our upcoming generations that our freedom is a dear commodity that deserves celebration.